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        <p>maxarray — 
      returns the maximum value in an array.
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        <h2>Description</h2>
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      The <span class="emphasis"><em>maxarray</em></span> opcode returns the maximum value
      in a k-rate array, and optional its index.
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        <pre class="synopsis">kmax [,kindx] <span class="command"><strong>maxarray</strong></span> karray</pre>
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      <span class="emphasis"><em>kmax</em></span> --  variable for result.
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      <span class="emphasis"><em>kindx</em></span> --  position (index) of result in array.
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      <span class="emphasis"><em>karray</em></span> --  array for reading.
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        <h2>Examples</h2>
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      Here is an example of the maxarray opcode. It uses the file <a class="ulink" href="examples/maxarray.csd" target="_top"><em class="citetitle">maxarray.csd</em></a>.
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            <strong>Example 480. Example of the maxarray opcode.</strong>
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            <p>See the sections <a class="link" href="UsingRealTime.html" title="Real-Time Audio"><em class="citetitle">Real-time Audio</em></a> and <a class="link" href="CommandFlags.html" title="Csound command line"><em class="citetitle">Command Line Flags</em></a> for more information on using command line flags.</p>
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<span class="csdtag">&lt;CsoundSynthesizer&gt;</span>
<span class="csdtag">&lt;CsOptions&gt;</span>
<span class="comment">; Select audio/midi flags here according to platform</span>
-n 
<span class="csdtag">&lt;/CsOptions&gt;</span>
<span class="csdtag">&lt;CsInstruments&gt;</span>
<span class="ohdr">ksmps</span> <span class="op">=</span> 32
<span class="comment">;example by joachim heintz</span>

           <span class="ohdr">seed</span>       0

<span class="oblock">instr</span> 1
<span class="comment">;create an array with 10 elements</span>
kArr[]     <span class="opc">init</span>       10
<span class="comment">;fill in random numbers and print them out</span>
kIndx      <span class="op">=</span>          0
  until kIndx <span class="op">==</span> 10 do
kNum       <span class="opc">random</span>     <span class="op">-</span>100, 100
kArr[kIndx] <span class="op">=</span>         kNum
           <span class="opc">printf</span>     "kArr[<span class="op">%</span>d] <span class="op">=</span> <span class="op">%</span>10f\n", kIndx<span class="op">+</span>1, kIndx, kNum
kIndx      <span class="op">+</span><span class="op">=</span>         1
  od
<span class="comment">;investigate maximum number and print it out</span>
kMax, kMaxIndx <span class="opc">maxarray</span> kArr
           <span class="opc">printf</span>     "Maximum of kArr <span class="op">=</span> <span class="op">%</span>f at index <span class="op">%</span>d\n", kIndx<span class="op">+</span>1, kMax, kMaxIndx
           <span class="opc">turnoff</span>
<span class="oblock">endin</span>


<span class="csdtag">&lt;/CsInstruments&gt;</span>
<span class="csdtag">&lt;CsScore&gt;</span>
<span class="stamnt">i</span>1 0 0.1
<span class="stamnt">e</span>
<span class="csdtag">&lt;/CsScore&gt;</span>
<span class="csdtag">&lt;/CsoundSynthesizer&gt;</span>
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        <h2>See Also</h2>
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      <a class="link" href="minarray.html" title="minarray"><em class="citetitle">minarray</em></a>, 
      <a class="link" href="sumarray.html" title="sumarray"><em class="citetitle">sumarray</em></a>, 
      <a class="link" href="scalearray.html" title="scalearray"><em class="citetitle">scalearray</em></a>, 
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        <h2>Credits</h2>
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            <td>Author: John ffitch</td>
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            <td>October 2011</td>
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        <p>New in Csound version 5.14</p>
        <p>Revised in Csound version 6.00 to work on multidimensional arrays</p>
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